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A New, Simpler License for MAX and Mojo

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Date Published
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Modular Team
Word Count
558
Company Posts That Month
4
Language
English
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No
Summary

A major simplification of the community license for MAX & Mojo has been introduced to make it easier for users to engage with the programming language and tools without barriers. Feedback from the community revealed that the previous licensing approach was restrictive and unclear, prompting a shift to a straightforward, tiered license model. The new license allows free use of MAX and Mojo for non-production and production-commercial purposes on CPUs and NVIDIA GPUs, with a limit of up to eight devices for other accelerators. Users are encouraged to share their successful projects to be featured in marketing efforts as the company seeks to foster community engagement and maintain an open development philosophy. This move marks the beginning of a "Build with Modular" era, with promises of more open-source initiatives, partnerships, and product updates in the coming months.

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